It’s quite curious how we tend to classify anime as a genre in itself, but we couldn’t be more wrong. Actually, we are talking about a type of production, such as cinema, or even closer, the “cartoon”, this being the most colloquial way of calling western animation, although it is normally used only to name American animated series. Instead, we find ourselves talking about anime, being This is the way we usually name Japanese animated series or movies.which are usually adapted from a manga, although in some cases it can come from a novel, and as we have already said, this is not a genre.
If we are going to talk about anime genres, we can say that their division is somewhat particular, and that is that the first division that is usually made corresponds to the age for which said production is indicated, the “shonen” being better known, being that this groups, basically, all the animes that are indicated for young people. Among these, we can say that there are different subgenres, and one of them would be sports anime, within which we have found great gems, such as Inazuma Eleven, a title that later had its own video game saga, or Haikyu, an anime that we can recommend for boys and girls.
Unfortunately, this is not one of the most popular genres today, despite great successes such as those mentioned above, although we can always find a wayward. Specifically, we refer to the anime / manga that we are going to talk about today: Blue Lock.
The reasons behind the success of Blue Lock
As we have said, and as the title of this article reflects, we are going to talk about Blue Lock, a manga that was already playing a lot on the internet, for the reasons that we will discuss below, but it has been now, with its recent anime adaptation, when it has achieved truly deserved fame. Later we will break down all the reasons that we believe have been able to make this anime enjoy the success it is enjoying.
Panels that take away the hiccups
Although this title may imply that we are referring only to the written work, this point can be transferred perfectly to the animated series, as both versions manage to leave us breathless with many of the scenes they show us. You will then ask yourself what is the reason that we have used the word “panels”, being this normally used to designate certain scenes in the mangaand we are talking about a production that gained its initial success thanks to its written work, not to say that in this one it manages to surprise more.
Even so, we refer precisely to those scenes with paths similar to what we can call, colloquially, as “scratches”, and that normally focus on the character’s eyes, this being a clear way of causing an impact on the user. This is not the first work that he uses, since others are especially known for making even overuse of this form of drawing, especially in the shadows, but still This is how he manages to impress because of how well drawn it turns out to be in Blue Lock.
We cannot say that this is the main reason for its success, because it is clear that a bad series that looks good will not prosper, but it is clear that it is the main reason why it managed to attract many people, although more well we should say it was thanks to that many people shared these panels or scenes through social networksso it managed to reach many people.
Football: candidate for king sport
There are a large number of famous sports in the world, and depending on the country where you live, the most famous will be one or the other, but we cannot fail to emphasize that soccer is one of the most followed sports in the world, this being especially true in Spanish-speaking countries. For this reason, due to the success of the sport it focuses on (football)
We cannot clearly say that this is the main reason, because we will mention it below, but we can be totally clear that it has managed to reach many people thanks to this, and that is that it is basing its entire plot on a sport followed by millions. of people in the world. Yes, not all people who like soccer will like anime, and probably won’t watch this series for it, but there is a greater possibility that certain users manage to give it a try. falling in love for other reasons.
A most interesting plot
As of this writing, the anime’s first season is still airing, as is the manga, which hasn’t finished yet, but is definitely over. we can say that the plot of Blue Lock promises a lotthanks in large part to its curious premise, as well as promising.
In essence, many promising young footballers end up being locked up in a compound (at their own will) where they train to become Japan’s star striker. The most curious thing comes when we see the methods used for this training to take effect, which can be considered unfair, and even inhumane. The worst of all this comes when we start to think about real life, and it is that, as this series reflects, football is tremendously important for many countries, and yes, it is clear that they would never reach the point that rulers of this production, but yes invites us to reflect on the extent to which we consider it vital in our lives and our society
We cannot say if the series uses this in its plot, precisely because we have already said it, we are talking about a series in broadcast, so we do not know it ourselves, but yes that turns out to be a very good starting pointwhich can lead the user to reflect, even if this is not your main goal.
Blue Lock: an enclosure full of very interesting characters
If we have previously commented that the initial plot was a very good starting point, we can say that what holds it all are the characters we meet in the Blue Lockthe latter being the name of the anime/manga, in addition to the name of the venue where all these young soccer players are.
Yes, if you start to analyze each and every one of the characters we can say that we are faced with the typical stereotypes that we see in almost any anime, but this only means that you have stayed at the tip of the iceberg. Yes, many of them can remind you of characters from other series, these being more famous than their counterpart in Blue Lock, but at the end of the day they end up being totally different. This is especially true for the protagonist, who is similar in certain aspects to other anime / manga characters, but who has his own personality, which is the most intriguing thing we have seen in a long time. It’s not too complex, nor is it going to blow your mind, but yes that is quite interesting.
With this we have been able to review the reasons that we believe have most influenced the success of Blue Lock, a manga that premiered some time ago, but whose popularity grew over time, to the point of having its own anime adaptation which has achieved great popularity. We still have quite a bit to see of this soccer anime/manga, so we should keep an eye on what happens behind the walls of that particular venue.
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